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"Mountain Lion now on 3.2 percent of Macs, firm says: According to Chitika, more than 2 million Mac users are now running Apple's newest version of OS X, which came out earlier this week." CNET News 7/27

"Lotus Notes and OS X Mountain Lion" ["Lotus Notes 8.5.3 has some challenges running on Mountain Lion, which we have documented in IBM technote 159984. IBM has been working with Apple for several months in an effort to address these issues, but unfortunately there was no simple path to resolution prior to Apple's release."] Ed Brill 7/27

"The Mother of All Design Tablets: I've asked before whether Apple could woo designers over to its iPad--a question that rests partly on whether anyone can figure out how to make a great iPad stylus." Technology Review 7/27

"Microsoft Office lifestyle: making consumers more like enterprisers/Steve Ballmer lives in Office '13, Windows 8. He wants you to be his neighbor." Ars Technica 9:10 PM

"Microsoft's Hidden Value Is In Gaining Shares In Markets It Has Yet Little Or No Presence" Forbes 7:55 AM

"Microsoft founder to recover bell from HMS Hood: Paul G Allen, the co-founded of Microsoft, will offer use of his yacht to recover the bell of the battle cruiser HMS Hood, which was sunk in 1941, it was announced today." Telegraph 7:55 AM